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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

Can we draw on expertise in the field of disaster risk management? Under such circumstances, disaster risk management is vitally important, especially as one is dealing with a medical emergency and a social, economic and psychological one. Emergency planning is an essential tool in the response to a pandemic.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b).

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. This was followed by Y2K and the birth of business continuity.

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Business Continuity 2025 – What Will Future Incidents Look Like?

Plan B Consulting

In the 1990s, we had lots of transport and natural disasters, so emergency planning came of age. When BC started, I know of a Scottish Local Authority which spent £100k on external consultants to develop their BC plans. This was followed by Y2K and the birth of business continuity.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

everbridge

During severe weather emergencies, authorities, companies, and organizations will need to easily identify and communicate effectively with on-the-ground teams, any at-risk populations, first responders, transportation resources, and medical supplies. Planning for the Future, Together.

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‘Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach’

Plan B Consulting

The benefit of this book for me, as a business continuity practitioner, is within the tactical and operational insights and ideas it gives, rather than the strategic change I suspect the authors would like. The first chapter, ‘Demolition’, outlines a number of practices which the authors would like us to eliminate, known as ‘traditional BC’.

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‘Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach’

Plan B Consulting

The benefit of this book for me, as a business continuity practitioner, is within the tactical and operational insights and ideas it gives, rather than the strategic change I suspect the authors would like. The first chapter, ‘Demolition’, outlines a number of practices which the authors would like us to eliminate, known as ‘traditional BC’.